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    Hoi An, the only city spared from the war

    Julia

    The first time we experience rain by day, even the chicken hide underneath some large bowls made for drying rice or other food in the sun. Even the rain cannot take away the charm of Hoi An, the only Vietnamese Ancient Town that was entirely spared from US-Vietnam war. As a European I am not…

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    Tailors in Hoi An

    Julia

    Tony the Tailor is one of the many tailors you can find in the unofficial sewer capital of Vietnam. Prices are European from-the-rack prices, but absolutely fair when you think that each piece you order is tailor made for you. And it just fits. You should always take into account they need at least 24…

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    Let’s take a boat to Tonlé Sap and visit the Floating Village in Cambodia

    Julia

    Today was all about the Floating Village. Our guide picked us up at 09:00 am sharp and with his tuk-tuk we passed a small, calm river, little villages with humble-looking houses, some of them destroyed with staircases being the only evidence of their mere existence. The road soon became an off-road adventure track, but the…

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    A tour to the temples of Angkor Wat

    Julia

    Today we were woken up by the sunshine in our faces. Do you know this feeling that makes your nose tickle? Although it is early the breakfast takes long but I imagine they make it with love. It’s included in the room rate. At 8 in the morning we are on our way to the…

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    See you later, Saigon

    Julia

    Ho Chi Minh City Sông Sài Gòn is the original name of the Saigon river flowing through HCMC. Before already leaving the country again we were curios to see if HCMC’s port resembles Hamburg at least a bit. We quickly realized that the port area itself is not reachable by foot so we made the…

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    Rooftop pool and other perks

    Julia

    The rooftop pool with its stunning infinity view is open until 10:00 pm. We thought the chance would be great to get some pics of Ho Chi Minh City by night.  At 09:57 pm we we done taking pictures, unlucky they already closed the door. Well, descending the outer stairwell was not an option, so…

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    Exploring Ho Chi Minh City

    Julia

    Today we had a look at the city zoo which was called Botanical Garden – all in all no different animals than in a regular European zoo and I often start to pity these poor animals when seeing them behind bars in their tiny habitat. This time, it’s no different and I start to wonder…

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    The first glance of Vietnam – arrival in Saigon

    Julia

    Ouch, getting up at 09:00 am is really hard given the jetlag! The hotel offers sushi for breakfast, amongst regular European-like choices. The French influence is still all present and the croissants are really not bad at all. Breakfast was included in the rate so you don’t have to worry about going out looking for…

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    Finally, arriving in Vietnam

    Julia

    AB4110 (Etihad), from AUH to SGN As this is my first trip to Asia (I don’t count in those family trips to Turkey when I was younger) it feels strange to arrive in the evening (07:00 pm) after a long-haul. Normally I would now need to kill almost an entire day. This time I am…